9/6/2007 (7:35 pm) by mrinal sharma
hi have a Sony vaio laptop...i forgot the password completely ..login screen is coming up as I had hibernated itÃ¢â‚¬Â¦can anyone please help...any computer genius there??
9/7/2007 (1:24 pm) by awesomeo
Reboot the computer. As soon as it powers on, start pressing F8. Press that about 2 times a second until you get a menu that has "Safe Mode" at the top. Select Safe Mode and when the computer boots to Windows, login as Administrator.
Go to Start > Run > type "control userpasswords2" and hit enter. From there, select your normal account and hit "Reset Password". Enter the password you want and click OK. Now you can reboot the machine normally and login with the new password.
1/10/2010 (8:32 am) by Wayback
I have a Presario V2000 is the same procedure valid
1/10/2010 (8:59 pm) by awesomeo
Not if the Administrator account is disabled or you don't know it's password.
1/12/2010 (10:45 pm) by xboxps3wow
Wait, if its that easy to reset your password, then what is the point of having one?
1/13/2010 (9:44 pm) by awesomeo
Good point, but how many people actually know how easy it is? Passwords stored locally are insecure because they're stored in part of the registry called the SAM. The SAM stores the passwords as hashes and encrypts them, but this system is old and unchanged leaving plenty of time for people to find ways to bypass it.
You can make the password a bit more secure by running the syskey tool from a command prompt.
On a corporate network, passwords are stored in Active Directory making them far more secure.
1/13/2010 (9:46 pm) by awesomeo
Of course, leaving privileged accounts password-free doesn't help anything. You can easily put a password on the Administrator account or outright disable it.
8/23/2010 (2:57 pm) by jog3
forgot my password on my dell inspiron 1501 and can not log on.i have tried booting in to safe mode but still not working.help!
8/24/2010 (9:49 pm) by aintnuthin
What if I don't know the Administrator's password??? What if I AM the Administrator and I forgot the password??
8/27/2010 (2:22 pm) by Terhune_mark
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9/1/2010 (7:15 pm) by jaquescoetzee
Actually ther is a very EASY way of removing the password. Check for a program called ERD Commander. (It is difficult to get a hold of - check on www.torrentz.com) Copy the image to a disk. Boot from the disk. In ERD commander, select the locksmith option. Select the administrator account and reset the password to whatever you want. (For Server 2003, you have to repeat the procedure twice.Jaques
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3/5/2011 (7:42 pm) by Oomahh
i need help i have a acer aspire 01 and i only have one login , and have forgot my password how do i recet my laptop or password is there anyone who can help please :)
5/1/2011 (5:03 am) by ecamouse37
I am in the same situation as you :( I have an Acer Aspire as well and have done the same thing... Did you ever find a solution to your problem?